Horror as bus plunges 400 FEET off a cliff in Peru killing at least 24 miners on their way to Easter festivities

A horrific bus crash in Peru has left at least 24 dead and 18 others injured when the vehicle plunged into a ravine Wednesday.

The passengers, most of them mine workers, were traveling from Puno to Arequipa when the bus they were in fell into an abyss of about 394 feet in Yura district in southern Peru.

The victims were on their way to attend religious festivities leading up to Easter Sunday.

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Tragic wreck: At least 24 people died when a bus fell to an abyss of about 394 feet in Yura district of Peru

Horrific scene: At least 18 other people were hurt when the vehicle fell off the cliff into the abyss

Holiday trip gone awry: The victims, most of them mine workers, were on their way to attend Easter festivities in Arequipa

Local police warned that the number of casualties may rise as more bodies could be trapped under the wreckage of the bus, which rescue workers are still trying to move, Agence France-Presse reported.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The deadly wreck comes just two weeks after another bus crash that also happened in the department of Arequipa took the lives of 14 people and left 38 others injured, according to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua.

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Heavy toll: Police warned that the number of casualties could rise as more bodies could be trapped under the wreckage

Bad streak: The crash comes about two weeks after another bus plunged off a clip in the same area, killing 14 and injuring 38

The incident took place March 9 as the bus was traveling towards the town of Camana. According to local authorities, the driver lost control of the vehicle on the South Pan-American Highway, plunging 656 feet down the side of the cliff.

There have been four major vehicular accidents in Peru so far this year.